Several special routes of U.S. Route 30 exist. In order from west to east they are as follows.
101-461: U.S. Route 30 Business ( US 30 Bus. ) in St. Helens, Oregon uniquely uses "Interstate Business Loop" shields . This route was designated and is maintained by the local government and does not appear in the official state highways list unlike other business routes. U.S. Route 30 Bypass serves as a bypass of Portland, Oregon , following several streets through the city's northern neighborhoods. It
202-492: A 2020 census population of 276,520. Linn County was the only county in the MSA before the MSA was redefined after the 2000 census. As a growing job center, Cedar Rapids pulls commuters from nearby Marion and Hiawatha . Other towns that have become bedroom communities include Ely , Swisher , Shueyville , Palo , Atkins , Fairfax , Walford , Robins and Bertram . Based on the 2010 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimates,
303-520: A humid continental climate with long, cold, sometimes brutal winters with plenty of snow, while summers are hot and humid, with frequent severe thunderstorms. The record low temperature in Cedar Rapids is −30 °F (−34 °C), set on January 31, 2019, while the record high temperature of 110 °F (43 °C) was set on July 6, 1911. The Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of Linn , Benton , and Jones counties. The MSA had
404-526: A 21-room mansion, and the Masonic Library and Museum. In 2009, Cedar Rapids was rated one of the "Top 10 cities to Grow Up In" in the United States, partly due to a low crime rate and a good public school system. In 2024, a new astronomical clock was built, the opening was attending by Czech President Petr Pavel and his wife Eva Pavlová and Slovak President Peter Pellegrini . Cedar Rapids has
505-667: A National Trust Historic Site, among others. Cedar Rapids is also home to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art , The Cedar Rapids Ceramics Center, Legion Art's CSPS Hall, the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library , the African American Historical Museum, Kirkwood Community College 's Iowa Hall Gallery, and the legendary Grant Wood Studio at 5 Turner Alley. These Cedar Rapids venues have recently hosted world class and award nominated exhibitions, including
606-558: A few others. Brown had experience as a miller and Greene had surveyed much of eastern Iowa, so both saw the value of the spot Shepherd had claimed. It was right next to the rapids—a prime spot to build a mill—the last set of rapids on the river before the Cedar fed into the Iowa River, meaning that goods milled on the spot could be carried by boat down river to the Mississippi. In 1841, they formed
707-557: A freeway around the town, to avoid congestion for travellers along the Pennsylvania Turnpike or U.S. Route 220 (today also Interstate 99 ), a pair of area freeways from which Bedford was a major travel stop. After the creation of the bypass, the original path of US 30 along Pitt Street became a business route, travelling as a narrow two-lane stretch through the town, with a four-lane segment near some light industrial development before its eastern terminus. U.S. Route 30 Business
808-587: A month later). The US 30 Business designation was removed from what had become a city street on July 5, 2007. Though the west end was just south of an interchange with US 30/I-84, there are no ramps pointing in the correct direction. The reason for this strange end is that US 30 originally exited I-84 there and ran south on Route 99E, and then turned west onto the Burnside Bridge through downtown. (It continued along Burnside Street, 18th Avenue/19th Avenue, Vaughn Street, Wardway Street and St. Helens Road.) When US 30
909-457: A nightly 8pm to 7am curfew. On August 10, 2020, an intense derecho formed over the Midwest and moved eastward across Iowa , with Cedar Rapids being the hardest-hit city. Sustained winds of 60 to 80 miles per hour (97 to 129 km/h), frequent gusts of 110 miles per hour (180 km/h) or greater, and an estimated peak gust of 140 miles per hour (230 km/h) on the southwest side of
1010-405: A partnership that bought out Shepherd's claim and platted out a town they called Rapids City. Brown immediately constructed a primitive dam and then built the town's first mill. His crude dam soon washed away, prompting Greene to induce Alexander Ely, an engineer from Michigan, to build a proper dam that created a mill race capable of powering several mills. At this time, the city was confined to
1111-520: A warm-summer Mediterranean climate Csb . Columbia Heights is a formerly separate populated place that is within the city limits of St. Helens. According to the Portland State University Population Research Center, the estimated 2017 population of St. Helens is 13,240. As of the census of 2010, there were 12,883 people, 4,847 households, and 3,243 families residing in the city. The population density
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#17328588702071212-471: A week. In 2015, Cedar Rapids approved a $ 625 million flood protection plan over 20 years for levee improvements. Although the improvement to the levee system in Cedar Rapids had not been completed due to over $ 80 million in funding not appropriated by the United States Congresses of 2014 and 2016 and the voting down by local residents of a temporary increase in the local sales tax to pay for
1313-621: Is Cedar Rapids' most important sector, directly providing 4,000 jobs that pay on average $ 85,000, and also providing 8,000 indirectly. Fortune 500 company Collins Aerospace and trucking company CRST are based in Cedar Rapids, and Aegon has its United States headquarters there. A large Quaker Oats mill, one of the four that merged in 1901 to form Quaker Oats, dominates the north side of downtown. Other large companies that have facilities in Cedar Rapids include Archer Daniels Midland , Cargill , General Mills , Toyota Financial Services and Nordstrom . Newspaperarchive , based in Cedar Rapids,
1414-580: Is a truck route of US 30 Bus. around a weight-restricted bridge over the East Branch Brandywine Creek in Downingtown, Pennsylvania , on which trucks over 36 tons and combination loads over 40 tons are prohibited. The route follows US 322 , the US 30 freeway, and PA 113 . US 30 Bus. Alt. Truck runs concurrent with US 322 Alt. Truck along US 30 and PA 113. Major intersections The entire route
1515-430: Is a 2-mile (3.2 km) business loop through the borough of Everett, Pennsylvania . In 1982, a freeway bypass was constructed around the town because of its low-speed limits and lack of opportunities for highway widening. As a result, the original alignment of US 30 became a business route. It is two lanes through the small, crowded town. Near the eastern edge of the routing, alternate third passing lines are provided, as
1616-673: Is a business route signed in the Rawlins, Wyoming area. Like the ones in Green River and Rock Springs, the road is entirely overlapped with the Interstate 80 Business Loop . U.S. Route 30 Alternate is an alternate route in the Columbus, Nebraska area. The route begins in central Columbus where US 30 and US 81 meet, then heads eastbound in a concurrency with US 81 north. The route departs from US 81 heading onto Lost Creek Parkway, which loops around
1717-528: Is a city in and the county seat of Linn County, Iowa , United States. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River , 20 miles (32 km) north of Iowa City and 128 miles (206 km) northeast of Des Moines , the state's capital. The population was 137,710 at the 2020 census , making it the second-most populous city in Iowa. The population of the three-county Cedar Rapids metropolitan area , which includes
1818-560: Is an emergency bypass of a segment of the US 30 freeway bypass of Cedar Rapids, Iowa . Since the Cedar Rapids bypass of US 30 was completed in 1985, on occasion, traffic has had to be rerouted off the road. The bypass's proximity to the Union Pacific Railroad mainline resulted in an elevated roadway between Edgewood Road and Sixth Street SW. When strong winds come from the south, fog produced by an Archer Daniels Midland plant adjacent to
1919-767: Is designated as the Northeast Portland Highway No. 123 by the Oregon state government. The bypass route terminates to the west at US 30 in northwest Portland and crosses the Willamette River on the St. Johns Bridge . It travels northeast through Cathedral Park on Philadelphia Avenue, Ivanhoe Street, and Richmond Avenue before turning east onto Lombard Street. The route follows Lombard Street across Portland's northern residential neighborhoods, intersecting Oregon Route 99W , I-5 , and Oregon Route 99E . Near Portland International Airport , it dips southeast past
2020-466: Is divided into 14 ZIP Codes . Mays Island and the downtown area are covered by 52401. The northeast quadrant is covered by 52402 and 52411. The southeast quadrant is covered by 52403. The southwest quadrant is covered by 52404. The northwest quadrant is covered by 52405. Post office boxes are covered by ZIP codes 52406, 52407, 52408, 52409, and 52410. Several other ZIP codes are for specific businesses ( Aegon USA, Collins Aerospace , etc.). According to
2121-524: Is in Chester County . U.S. Route 30 Business was a 5.56-mile-long (8.95 km) business route for U.S. Route 30 in eastern Portland, Oregon , running along Burnside Street and Sandy Boulevard . Unlike a standard business route, neither end was at US 30 - the west end was at Oregon Route 99E ( Martin Luther King Boulevard and Grand Avenue ; Pacific Highway East ) at the east end of
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#17328588702072222-521: Is located along 16th Avenue SW, south of the Cedar River. It is home to such Czech-themed businesses as The Czech Cottage, Sykora Bakery, and White Lion Treasures. The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library is one of Cedar Rapids' major tourist attractions. The museum's main building was directly on the river and was badly damaged by the 2008 floods. After the flood the museum moved a few blocks to Inspiration Place SW. The Bohemian National Cemetery
2323-464: Is located nearby. The Cedar Rapids Czech Heritage Foundation is one of many local organizations working to promote and preserve Czech heritage in Cedar Rapids. It supports and sponsors many programs and events throughout the year, including the Miss Czech-Slovak Iowa pageant. Two Miss Czech-Slovak US queens can claim this community as home: Lisa Volesky and Stasia Krivanek. Olga Drahozal was
2424-557: Is the largest newspaper archive in North America with a repository of more than 150 million pages assembled over 250 years; it was taken offline for two days by the 2008 flood. According to Cedar Rapids' 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the area are: Cedar Rapids is home to Orchestra Iowa, the Paramount Theatre, Theatre Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, McGrath Amphitheatre, and Brucemore ,
2525-450: Is the setting for the musical The Pajama Game and the comedy film Cedar Rapids . The location of present-day Cedar Rapids was in the territory of the Fox and Sac tribes at the time of European American settlement. The first settler on the site of the future city was Osgood Shepherd, who built a log cabin (which he called a tavern) in 1837 or 1838 next to the Cedar River (then known as
2626-478: The Burnside Bridge , and the east end was at U.S. Route 30 Bypass ( Northeast Portland Highway ) at the Interstate 205 interchange . It crossed US 30, which is concurrent with Interstate 84 , at around its midpoint. The whole route was the Sandy Boulevard Highway No. 59 (see Oregon highways and routes ) until July 10, 2003, when it was given to the city (along with an adjacent part of Route 99E
2727-580: The Cedar River , comprising 14% of the city's total area. 7,749 flooded properties had to be evacuated, including 5,900 homes and 310 city facilities, among them the City Hall , Central Fire Station, Main Public Library , Ground Transportation Center, Public Works building, and the Animal Control building. It is estimated that at least 1,300 properties in the Cedar Rapids area had to be demolished because of
2828-628: The Columbia River north of where Multnomah Channel enters it. Milton Creek flows through the town, entering Multnomah Channel via Scappoose Bay . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.51 square miles (14.27 km ), of which 4.53 square miles (11.73 km ) is land and 0.98 square miles (2.54 km ) is covered by water. According to the Köppen climate classification system, St. Helens has
2929-486: The Missouri River into Iowa , where it ran between Council Bluffs and Missouri Valley . The route was created on the former US 30 alignment by the mid-1930s when US 30 was routed west of Missouri Valley on old Iowa Highway 130. By the end of the 1960s, US 30A in Iowa became Iowa Highway 183 . U.S. Highway 30 Alternate ( US 30 Alternate ) was a former mainline routing of US 30 through central Iowa that
3030-598: The Olds Ferry-Ontario Highway No. 455. U.S. Route 30 Business is a business route signed in the Green River, Wyoming area. This road is entirely overlapped with Interstate 80 Business Loop . U.S. Route 30 Business is a business route signed in the Rock Springs, Wyoming area. Like the one in Green River, the road is entirely overlapped with the Interstate 80 Business Loop . U.S. Route 30 Business
3131-530: The US 1 / US 13 Byp. (City Avenue) intersection, where it became Haverford Avenue. The bypass route continued east along Haverford Avenue and Lansdowne Avenue, reaching its eastern terminus at another intersection with US 30. PA 201 was originally designated along Haverford Road and Haverford Avenue by 1928, running between US 30 (Lancaster Pike) in Bryn Mawr and US 30 (Lancaster Avenue) in Philadelphia. US 30 Byp.
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3232-443: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 72.07 square miles (186.66 km ), of which 70.8 square miles (183.37 km ) is land and 1.27 square miles (3.29 km ) is water. There are twelve active neighborhood associations in Cedar Rapids. The neighborhoods nearest downtown include Wellington Heights and Oakhill Jackson in the southeast quadrant and Moundview in the northeast quadrant. Also farther north in
3333-401: The 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, but has long since been deleted. U.S. Route 30 South (US 30S) was initially a split route, and later an alternate route, of US 30 between Burley, Idaho and Granger, Wyoming . US 30S followed the general route of today's Interstate 84 across Idaho and western Utah, and Interstate 80 across eastern Utah and Wyoming. The route was decommissioned in
3434-637: The 1970s. In the initial proposals for the U.S. Numbered Highway System , all of US Route 30 was to follow the Lincoln Highway , with the western terminus at Salt Lake City , Utah . The Lincoln Highway Association was upset as refinements to the initial proposal modified the route of US 30 to break from the Lincoln Highway in Wyoming and proceed to the Pacific Northwest , as they were assured that
3535-534: The 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie Halloweentown . The film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's novel Twilight also filmed in the town. Public schools in St. Helens are served by the St. Helens School District . Until ceasing publication in 2024, The Chronicle was a weekly newspaper covering St. Helens and published since 1881. KOHI (AM) is St. Helens' local AM radio station. St. Helens has one sister city : Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cedar Rapids
3636-516: The 2000 census. The Mother Mosque of America , dedicated on June 16, 1934, is the longest standing mosque in North America. In 1972, another mosque was built and the original mosque was sold and fell into disrepair before being purchased in 1990 by the Islamic Council of Iowa and renovated. It is on the National Register of Historic Places . The Iowa flood of 2008 extensively damaged
3737-614: The Cedar River; it was designed to be the only island used in this manner in North and South America. During the flood of 2016, remnants of Hurricane Paine from the eastern Pacific Ocean via the Gulf of California caused the second highest recorded crest of the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids, reaching 22 feet (6.7 m) on September 27. The inundation of southern Minnesota, central and western Wisconsin, and northeastern Iowa by Hurricane Paine's remnants began on September 21 and 22 and continued until
3838-551: The Iowa National Guard. Gen. Corell said he had not seen a comparable level of damage since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Other city officials described the damage as being even worse than the Iowa flood of 2008 . The city is divided into four quadrants, used in assigning street addresses. 1st Avenue ( U.S. Route 151 Business ) divides the north and south sides of the city, and the Cedar River divides east and west. Mays Island , in
3939-470: The Lincoln Highway would have a single numerical designation. Utah was upset at these modifications, as they would completely remove the US ;30 routing in that state. Wyoming, Nevada, Idaho and Utah all made conflicting proposals for the route. As a compromise, a split route was approved. In the approved U.S. Numbered Highway System numbering plan in 1926, US 30 split between Idaho and Wyoming. US 30N,
4040-533: The Red Cedar) at what is now the corner of First Avenue and First Street Northeast. Shepherd was a squatter who claimed the land without legal title and also a reputed ne'er-do-well, who, if he was not a horse thief himself, definitely consorted with them. Early on, it appears that he "jumped the claim" of another squatter, Wilbert Stone, who had built a cabin and platted out a town, some distance south of Shepherd's cabin, that he called Columbus. Shepherd drove Stone across
4141-403: The U.S.. In 1851, the institution that eventually become Coe College was founded. In the same decade, there were attempts by local leaders to improve the city's access to distant markets, first through purchase of a steamboat (aptly named Cedar Rapids ) and ultimately through investment in a railroad. The first locomotive rolled into town on June 15, 1859. Railroads were an important factor in
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4242-427: The age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.1% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.11. The median age in
4343-418: The age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.12. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.2% under
4444-459: The age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 40,648, and the median income for a family was $ 45,548. Males had a median income of $ 39,375 versus $ 26,725 for females. The per capita income for
4545-422: The average family size was 2.95. The age distribution was 23.5% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64 and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males. In the 2000 census, Cedar Rapids was 91.9% non-Hispanic white, with well over half of
4646-500: The basement, destroying many historic documents. Muslim presence in the area dates to 1895 when the first immigrants arrived from the Beqaa Valley in today's Lebanon and Syria . Islamic Services of America (I.S.A.) was established in Cedar Rapids in 1975 and provides Halal Certification and supervision throughout the world. Cedar Rapids is one of the largest cities in the world for corn processing. The grain processing industry
4747-475: The city damaged the majority of residential and commercial buildings in Cedar Rapids, as well as 20 schools, and resulted in the closure of most local businesses. Thousands of trees were downed throughout all 75 square miles of Cedar Rapids. Most of the city's roads became mostly blocked or impassible due to downed trees and blown limbs, power poles along with their lines, and general debris, like large road signs, as well as damaged buildings, homes, and farms. 95% of
4848-463: The city was $ 17,237. About 8.7% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over. In October, the town embraces the Halloween spirit with a month-long celebration of spooky events and decorations geared toward entertaining crowds of families. The Riverfront District in St. Helens, Oregon served as the backdrop for
4949-399: The city was 34 years. 27.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.9% were from 25 to 44; 23.3% were from 45 to 64; and 10.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 10,019 people, 3,722 households, and 2,579 families residing in the city. The population density
5050-647: The city was without power. Trash pickup stopped, cell phone service was very spotty for multiple days, and many gas leaks were reported. Interstate 380 was closed between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City . Hospitals treated over 300 patients for storm related injuries. Professional estimates suggested that cleanup and removal of the city's downed trees could take months. Arborists urged residents not to clear trees on their own, in order to avoid injury. On Friday, August 14, Governor Kim Reynolds arrived in Cedar Rapids, accompanied by Adjutant General Benjamin Corell of
5151-517: The county seat from Marion to Cedar Rapids, partially because Cedar Rapids had offered to donate the southern third of the island as a site for a new county courthouse and jail. During the Iowa flood of 2008 , the Cedar River reached a record high of 31.12 feet (9.49 m) on June 13 (the previous record was 20 feet (6.1 m)), surpassing the 500-year flood plain . 1,126 city blocks were flooded, or more than 10 square miles (26 km ), and 561 city blocks were severely damaged, on both banks of
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#17328588702075252-442: The development of the state and the growth of cities along the rail lines. By the end of the 19th century, the 23rd largest state was the fifth largest in track mileage. In this same decade, "Major" John May, an inventor and land speculator, purchased the island (now called " May's Island ") situated between Cedar Rapids and Kingston with the intention of founding a town he called May Island. When that scheme proved impractical due to
5353-653: The diversion of traffic from their shops along the southern route. The whole of old US 30S in Ohio is now Ohio State Route 309 . U.S. Route 30 Truck was a truck route around a weight-restricted bridge over the South Fork Montour Run in North Fayette Township near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , on which trucks over 29 tons and combination loads over 40 tons are prohibited. The route followed Clinton Road and Interstate 376 . U.S. Route 30 Bypass ( US 30 Byp. )
5454-534: The east of the former US 30S. Portions of the former alignment of US 30S in this area are now designated Idaho State Highway 81 , Utah State Route 42 and Utah State Route 30 . Another significant deviation is at the eastern terminus of US 30S, where Interstate 80 was routed several miles south of Granger, bypassing the town. U.S. Highway 30 Alternate ( US 30A ) was an alternate route of US 30 that ran between Clarks and Omaha in Nebraska , then across
5555-484: The east side of the river. The west bank soon contained a village named Kingston for resident David King who early on operated a rope ferry across the river. The town was formally incorporated by the Iowa State Legislature on January 15, 1849 as Cedar Rapids, named for the rapids in the Cedar River (the river itself was named for the large number of red cedar trees that grew along its banks). The population
5656-526: The eastern terminus of Columbia Blvd. before an interchange with I-205 . The route then leaves Portland on Sandy Boulevard and continues through Fairview before reaching its eastern terminus at an interchange with I-84 and US 30 in Wood Village . US 30 Bypass was established in the 1930s and designated as a state highway in 1937. The bypass route originally ended at the intersection of Killingsworth Street and Sandy Boulevard in eastern Portland, as
5757-463: The end of the month. The cresting in Cedar Rapids was below the initial estimate of 25 feet (7.6 m) and the revised estimate of 23 feet (7.0 m), but more than 10 feet (3.0 m) above the flood stage of 12 feet (3.7 m). The flood was above levels considered to have about a 1% chance of occurring in a given year. More than 5,000 homes were affected, causing over 5,000 people to evacuate. The Cedar Rapids Schools were closed for
5858-673: The famed band leader of the Czech Plus Polka Band, a performing group that frequents the Kosek Band Stand in Czech Village. She, Bessie Duggena, and Leona Poduška taught Czech School ( Česká škola ) at Wilson Middle School. In 2003, the African-American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa opened its doors. Cedar Rapids is also home to the historic 26-acre (105,000 m ) Brucemore Estate , on which sits
5959-569: The flood, which caused several billions of dollars in damages. More than 4,000 members of the Iowa National Guard were activated to assist the city. The temporary levees became saturated not only with the flood waters but also with additional rainfall, causing them to fail. Until the flood, the city's government was headquartered in the Veterans Memorial Building , near the Linn County Courthouse and jail on Mays Island in
6060-512: The founding of the Sinclair meatpacking company. The plant allowed for year-round meatpacking because ice could be harvested from the Cedar River in winter to chill an icehouse, and within a few years it became one of the largest factories of its kind in the country, employing 400 people. In 1873, the oatmeal mill that ultimately became the flagship operation of the Quaker Oats Company - and
6161-443: The highway billows over the road making driving dangerous. The Iowa DOT set up an emergency detour from Edgewood Road SW north to 16th Avenue SW east to 6th Street SW back to US 30. The frequency of fog-related detours has decreased in recent years due to improved technology and the plant's expansion and relocation of cooling towers away from the highway. U.S. Route 30 Business is a locally-designated business loop that follows
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#17328588702076262-462: The impasse. St. Helens was incorporated as a city in 1889. The Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through and camped in the area that is now St. Helens on the night of November 5, 1805, while on their way to the Pacific Ocean. While there, the party encountered Native Americans and Clark observed "low rockey clifts". U.S. Route 30 passes through the city. It is located along the west bank of
6363-483: The intersection of Bunside and Sandy, and ran along Burnside Street, Gilham Avenue, Thorburn Street, Washington Street and Stark Street (alternately known as Baseline Road due to being the baseline of the Willamette Stone), before rejoining U.S. 30 at the intersection of Stark and Crown Point Highway. It stemmed from the desire by the city of Gresham, Oregon to be connected to U.S. 30. The route existed in maps from
6464-475: The island's tendency to flood, he conceived the idea of making his island the center of a larger city that spanned the river and convinced the state legislature to officially name the land he had bought there, just south of Kingston, "West Cedar Rapids." Cedar Rapids annexed the community of Kingston in 1870 and constructed an iron bridge across the river along the line of the current Third Avenue bridge. The economic growth of Cedar Rapids increased in 1871 upon
6565-400: The largest cereal mill in the world - was built. In 1909, the city acquired May's Island for the purpose of making it the seat of government; then, as now, there were ill feelings between east- and west-siders in Cedar Rapids, and the city's leaders hoped that putting City Hall in the "neutral territory" of the island would help ease tensions. In 1919, the residents of Linn County voted to move
6666-451: The latter carried US 30. In 1955, US 30 was relocated to the new Banfield Expressway (now I-84) and US 30 Bypass was extended along its former alignment to Wood Village. Portions of the bypass on Lombard Street were widened to four lanes in 1965 by eliminating on-street parking. U.S. Route 30 Business is a business route signed in the Ontario, Oregon area. This road is part of
6767-399: The levee improvements, out of school students along with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and 412 Iowa National Guard troops filled more than a quarter of a million sandbags in a successful effort to prevent any major flooding of the city outside the evacuation zone. A 9.8-mile (15.8 km) system of Hesco barriers , earthen berms, and over 400,000 sandbags were used to plug the gaps in
6868-585: The levee system. The city of Cedar Rapids purchased additional Hesco barriers from Iowa City for $ 1.4 million. Numerous upstream cities that had been earlier affected by the September flooding and mandatory evacuations, including Charles City , Greene , Manchester , Clarksville , Shell Rock , Vinton , Janesville , Cedar Falls and Waterloo , sent hundreds of thousands of unused sandbags to support efforts in Cedar Rapids and nearby communities. The remnants of Hurricane Paine did not produce any rain to saturate
6969-399: The median income for a household in the city was $ 51,186, and the median income for a family was $ 63,265. Males had a median income of $ 40,413 versus $ 26,402 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 26,370. About 6.3% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under the age of 18 and 4.3% of those 65 or older. At the 2020 census ,
7070-467: The middle of the river, is the only area of the city where addresses have no quadrant. Areas outside the city limits that have a Cedar Rapids mailing address do not use the quadrants either. Except in the downtown area, 1st Avenue and the Cedar River tend to run diagonally instead of along the cardinal directions. Due to the curving of 1st Avenue, there are some areas in western Cedar Rapids where NW addresses are actually south of SW addresses. Cedar Rapids
7171-455: The nearby cities of Marion and Hiawatha , was 276,520 in 2020. Cedar Rapids is the economic hub of Eastern Iowa, located at the core of the Interstate 380 corridor. The Cedar Rapids metropolitan area is also part of a combined statistical area with the Iowa City metropolitan area. Cedar Rapids is nicknamed the "City of Five Seasons", for the so-called "fifth season", which is time to enjoy
7272-533: The north side of Columbus. Then it curves south, becoming East 6th Avenue, where it ends at its eastern terminus at the intersection with US 30 in east Columbus. The entire highway serves as a truck route for US 30 travelers. The entire route is in Platte County . U.S. Route 30 Business is a business route that runs along Iowa Avenue in Marshalltown, Iowa . The route runs on the former alignment of US 30 through
7373-548: The northeast quadrant are Noelridge Park and Kenwood Park, which was independent until it was incorporated into the Cedar Rapids city limits. The boundaries of Kenwood are 32nd Street to Oakland Road to Old Marion Road to C Avenue to 40th Street then 1st Avenue between 40th street and 32nd Street. In addition to the neighborhood associations in Cedar Rapids, there are many informal, unofficial neighborhoods, such as Bowman Woods, Vernon Heights, Stoney Point, Kingston Village, New Bohemia (NewBo) and Wilderness Estates. Czech Village
7474-421: The northern route, passed directly from Wyoming to Idaho, while a southern route entered Utah. Eventually the northern route became mainline US 30, leaving US 30S as an alternate route. In the state of Utah's route logs, US Route 30S is acknowledged as late as 1970 in numerous highway transfer resolutions as segments of interstates 80 and 80N were completed. However, all references to US 30S are gone from
7575-438: The original route of US 30 and the Lincoln Highway through downtown Van Wert, Ohio . U.S. Route 30 Alternate is a 3-mile (4.8 km) alternate route through downtown Dalton, Ohio . It follows the original route of US 30 through town, while the mainline designation follows a 4-lane bypass. U.S. Route 30 Business is a 3-mile (4.8 km) business loop through the borough of Bedford, Pennsylvania . In 1970, US 30 became
7676-463: The other four. This slogan is often satirized by residents as the "City of Five Smells", as a result of the smell combinations in the 1970s from the city's Quaker Oats and Penford factories, a hog slaughterhouse, and the municipal sewage plant and landfill. The symbol of the five seasons is the Tree of Five Seasons sculpture in downtown along the north river bank. The name "Five Seasons" and representations of
7777-433: The population claiming a specific ethnic European ancestry, such as Germans (35.5%), Irish (17.1%), English (9.4%), Czechs (7.8%), Norwegians (5.1%) and French from either France or Canada (3.2%). The city also had a growing minority population. For example, in the three-year period from 2006 to 2008, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 4.9% of the Cedar Rapids population identified as African Americans, up from 3.7% in
7878-447: The population was 137,710. The population density was 1,909.9 per square mile (737.4/km ). There were 62,398 housing units at an average density of 865.4 per square mile (334.1/km ). The racial make-up (including Hispanics in the racial counts) of the city was 77.8% White , 10.4% Black or African American , 2.7% Asian , 0.4% Pacific Islander , 0.3% Native American , 1.7% from other races and 6.8% from two or more races. Ethnically,
7979-576: The population was 4.7% Hispanic or Latino of any race. At the 2010 census, there were 126,326 people, 53,236 households and 30,931 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,784.3 per square mile (688.9/km ). There were 57,217 housing units at an average density of 808.2 per square mile (312.0/km ). The racial make-up of the city was 87.98% White , 5.58% African American , 0.31% Native American , 2.21% Asian , 0.12% Pacific Islander , 0.93% from other races and 2.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.31% of
8080-403: The population. There were 53,236 households, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and
8181-423: The river, claiming that Stone had built his cabin on Shepherd's land, then sold Stone's cabin to a buyer named Hull. Shepherd later tried the same tactic with perhaps the first settler on the west side of the river, Robert Ellis, but Ellis happened to be chopping wood at the time and warned that someone would be dead if Shepherd did not retreat. The true founders of the city were George Greene , Nicholas Brown, and
8282-446: The road traverses a county park and a golf course. U.S. Route 30 Business ( US 30 Bus. ) is a 19-mile (31 km) business route of US 30 in Chester County , Pennsylvania . The route follows the former alignment of US 30 between Sadsbury Township and East Whiteland Township , passing through Coatesville , Downingtown , and Exton . US 30 follows a freeway bypass between these two points. The present alignment of US 30 Bus.
8383-792: The sculpture appear throughout the city in many forms. A flourishing center for arts and culture in Eastern Iowa, the city is home to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art , the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library , the Paramount Theatre , Orchestra Iowa , Theatre Cedar Rapids , the African American Museum of Iowa , and the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance. In the 1990s and 2000s, several Cedar Rapidians became well-known actors, including Ashton Kutcher , Elijah Wood , Terry Farrell , and Ron Livingston . The city
8484-484: The state's highway resolutions by the time the state requested a designation change of I-80N to its modern designation of I-84 in 1977. In all three states, the freeway replacements used shorter, straighter alignments compared to the former US 30S; some small towns were bypassed when the two-lane roads were replaced with freeways. A significant case is at the Idaho state line, where I-84 runs roughly 18 miles (29 km) to
8585-469: The temporary earth berms and sandbags, which would have greatly increased the likelihood of breach in the temporary levee structures, causing a much greater flooded area; the river crested during very sunny weather. Additionally, beginning on September 25, 300 to 400 National Guard troops along with the Iowa State Patrol, other law enforcement agencies, and 60 duly sworn law enforcement officials enforced
8686-485: The town, a 1950s-era bypass of Marshalltown that was bypassed in 1997 by a freeway 3 ⁄ 4 mile (1.2 km) south of the original bypass. U.S. Route 30 Business ( US 30 ) is a business route located in Toledo and Tama . In the early 2010s, a new freeway was built for US 30 between the two cities. When the freeway opened, the business route was designated along the old route. U.S. Route 30 Emergency
8787-486: Was decommissioned in 1942. It traveled from Sterling through Chicago to Lynwood near the Indiana state line. By the early 1970s, the alternate route was removed and partly replaced by Illinois Route 38. U.S. Route 30 City (later named U.S. Route 30 Business ) was a business route for US 30. By 1959, US 30 was rerouted south of Sugar Grove after the southern bypass was completed. The old route that ran through Aurora
8888-585: Was 12,883 at the 2010 census. St. Helens was established as a river port on the Columbia River in the 1840s. The original town was surveyed and platted by Scottish-born Peter Crawford . In 1853, the Pacific Mail Steamship Company tried to make the city their only stop on the Columbia River. Portland's merchants boycotted this effort, and the San Francisco steamship Peytona helped break
8989-574: Was 2,305.6 inhabitants per square mile (890.2/km ). There were 4,032 housing units at an average density of 927.8 per square mile (358.2/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 92.74% White, 0.34% African American, 1.68% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 1.35% from other races, and 3.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.05% of the population. 21.5% were of German , 10.9% English , 9.5% Irish and 9.3% American ancestry according to Census 2000 . There were 3,722 households, out of which 39.3% had children under
9090-471: Was 2,843.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,098.0/km ). There were 5,154 housing units at an average density of 1,137.7 per square mile (439.3/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 90.3% White , 0.6% African American , 1.6% Native American , 1.3% Asian , 0.3% Pacific Islander , 1.3% from other races , and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.1% of the population. There were 4,847 households, of which 38.6% had children under
9191-631: Was a bypass route of a section of US 30 between Bryn Mawr and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania . It was also known as U.S. Route 30 Alternate ( US 30 Alt. ) in Philadelphia. The route began at US 30 in Bryn Mawr and headed southeast on County Line Road, forming the border between Delaware County to the southwest and Montgomery County to the northeast. US 30 Byp. fully entered Delaware County and continued through suburban areas as Haverford Road. The road curved into Montgomery County, where it passed through Penn Wynne , before it crossed into Philadelphia at
9292-497: Was bypassed by a four-lane highway in 1973. The alternate route began in Ogden , where the bypass began, and passed through Boone , Ames , Nevada , Colo , and State Center . The route ended between State Center and Marshalltown . It was in service for eight years before it became Iowa 930 , which was an unsigned highway . U.S. Route 30 Alternate was an alternate route of US 30 that ran through Clinton, Iowa . In 1957, US 30
9393-489: Was cosigned with PA 201 by 1940, continuing east from PA 201's eastern terminus along Lancaster Avenue, then becoming concurrent with US 1/ US 13 on Powelton Avenue, 31st/32nd Streets, and Spring Garden Street before rejoining US 30 across the Schuylkill River at Eakins Oval . By 1950, PA 201 was decommissioned. In the 1950s, the eastern terminus of US 30 Byp. was rerouted along Lansdowne Avenue to end at US 30. US 30 Byp.
9494-407: Was decommissioned and was partly replaced with Illinois Route 190. Between Van Wert and Mansfield, Ohio , US 30 split into a more direct route as US 30 N and a less direct route, US-30S. U.S. Route 30S , a divided U.S. route of US 30 until November 1973 when what was US 30N became the mainline of US 30. US 30S was numbered in the 1920s to avoid conflict from local business owners worried about
9595-582: Was decommissioned in the 1960s. St. Helens, Oregon St. Helens is the county seat of Columbia County, Oregon . It was founded by Captain Henry Montgomery Knighton, a native of New England , in 1845, as "Plymouth". The name was changed to St. Helens in the latter part of 1850 for its view of Mount St. Helens , roughly 39 miles (63 km) away in Washington . The city is about 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Portland . Its population
9696-830: Was designated as a business route. It followed Galena Boulevard and Hill Avenue. In 1970, the business route was decommissioned entirely. U.S. Route 30 Toll was a toll route of US 30. In 1958, Toll US 30 was formed after the East-West Tollway and the Tri-State Tollway were finished. The toll route followed the original route of the East-West Tollway, a southern portion of the Tri-State Tollway, and present-day Illinois Route 394 before reaching US 30 in East Chicago Heights (now Ford Heights). In 1966, Toll US 30
9797-535: Was designated concurrent with PA 1 west of Philadelphia in 1926, with the PA 1 designation removed two years later. US 30 was widened into a multilane road through Chester County in the 1930s. In the 1960s, US 30 was moved to a freeway bypass around Coatesville and Downingtown, with US 30 Bus. designated onto the former alignment of US 30. In 1995, US 30 Bus. was extended east when US 30 was extended to bypass Exton. U.S. Route 30 Business Alternate Truck ( US 30 Bus. Alt. Truck )
9898-618: Was less than 400. During the 1850s, Cedar Rapids grew in size, and it was during this decade that the Czech population became substantial; when the town was reincorporated in 1856, a quarter of its roughly 1,600 inhabitants were Czech immigrants. The availability of cheap land in the new state of Iowa happened to coincide with the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire that caused a large number of Czechs to flee their homeland and emigrate to
9999-473: Was originally part of a turnpike called the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike that was completed in 1794. The state took over the turnpike in the beginning of the 20th century. In 1913, present-day US 30 Bus. was incorporated into the Lincoln Highway , an auto trail that ran from San Francisco to New York City . The Lincoln Highway through Pennsylvania became Pennsylvania Route 1 (PA 1) in 1924. US 30
10100-494: Was realigned to use Interstate 5 and Interstate 405 around the north side of downtown, US 30 Business remained the same (except for a one-block extension west from Route 99E northbound, resulting in a milepost of -0.05 for the west end at Route 99E southbound). Major intersections The entire route was in Portland , Multnomah County . U.S. Route 30 Alternate was an alternate of U.S. Route 30. The route began at U.S. 30 at
10201-675: Was rerouted over the Gateway Bridge across the Mississippi River , and Iowa Highway 136 was designated to cross the Lyons-Fulton Bridge . However, by 1957, the old alignment through Clinton and across the Lyons-Fulton Bridge was numbered U.S. Route 30 Alternate. By 1967, US 30 Alternate was reverted to Iowa Highway 136. U.S. Route 30 Alternate ( US 30 Alt. ) was an alternate route of US 30 after US 330
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